Sebastian Edathy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sebastian Edathy
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 5, 1969(1969-09-05)
Age	55
Birthplace	Hanover
Country	Germany
Birth City	Lower Saxony
Horoscope	Virgo

Sebastian Edathy Biography

Sebastian Edathy is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 5, 1969 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Sebastian Edathy (German pronunciation: [e’da’ti] born on September 5, 1969 under the name Sebastian Edathiparambil) is a former German politician. He is an active part of Germany’s Social Democratic Party and became the chairman of an important panel in the month of January in the Parliament who was investigating the failures of intelligence and police units involved in the serial killings of nine immigrants carried out by the extreme right-wing German terrorist group called the National Socialist Underground (NSU). (NSU) between 2000 and 2007. The NSU committee was investigating various officials of the German Federal Criminal Police Office during 2012 and 2013. His alleged possession of children’s pornographic material was the catalyst for the Edathy Affare [dethe Edathy-Affare .

Edathy declared his retirement from the parliament “for health reasons” on 7 February 2014. Two days after his resignation became public, his residence and office were searched by the authorities. Media reports claimed that the searches were motivated by claims of possessing pornographic material for children. 14 February 2014. Hans Peter Friedrich was forced to resign from the CDU-SPD ruling grand coalition government in response to an imminent investigation by the courts concerning incidents that occurred during his time in the Federal Ministry of Interior. Friedrich is accused of lying about information about the legal investigation of the state to SPD party leaders during negotiation of the coalition after the federal elections in 2013. regarding information that revealed Edathy’s connections to a worldwide- operating child pornography syndicate. The group plans to take the initiative to investigate Edathy in the event of suspicion that she may have this kind of information. “The SPD’s top leaders, who received the intelligence information from Friedrich, said they have not given any tip-off to Edathy and they kept the information secret.” The three are the Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Merkel’s deputy Foreign Minister Frank-Walter steinmeier and the leader of the party’s parliament, Thomas Oppermann.

Political leaders who belong to the Socialist The Left, Green and the classic Liberal Free Democrat parties all voiced incredulity that the BKA didn’t know. Die Linke chief Bernd Riexinger: “It is absolutely not plausible that information about Edathy did not reach the BKA.” FDP vice-chairman Wolfgang Kubicki told that in the ranks of the BKA “either idiots were at work or they were trying to avoid a scandal.” The Christian Social Union – the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Merkel’s main CDU expressed dismay the interior spokesperson Stephan Mayer: “It is inexplicable that the BKA did not notice that Edathy’s name was on the list of child porn buyers.”

Sebastian Edathy Net Worth

Sebastian Edathy is one of the richest Politician from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sebastian Edathy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Edathy is a native of Hanover, Lower Saxony, the son of an immigrants to Kerala, India and a German mother. He studied sociology and published several books on immigration and extreme right-wing views. The politician has been one of the SPD participant in the Bundestag from 1998, and was a member of the Bundestag representing Nienburg II – Schaumburg. He was a part of the former Chancellor Gerhard Schroder’s red-green coalition, as well as part of the Chancellor’s great coalition. He was head of the Bundestag Committee on Interior Affairs as well as the head of the German-Indian section comprised of lawmakers in the Bundestag. He was elected at the general election held in September 2009 and was reelected in the general election of September 2013.

A criminal inquiry into the issue of child pornography grew into the source of a crisis for Germany’s current grand coalition government . Also, the Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) came under increasing pressure over its role in the scandal, after news reports have revealed serious shortcomings in the investigation into child porn accusations against Edathy. The BKA received information obtained from Canadian authorities in the month of October concerning possible child porn claims involving Edathy however, it only handed over the documents to officials of the state within Lower Saxony two years after the incident, in late 2013, for an investigation.

In March 2015 Edathy admitted to having downloaded, with his official laptop, videos and pictures of naked minors from the Internet. He has acknowledged he made a mistake. Following Edathy’s admission, the Verden District Court in the German state of Lower Saxony handed the former Social Democrats (SPD) deputy a fine of 5,000 euros ($5,600), bringing the trial to an end. Technically the pictures were not illegal and Edathy has denied possessing child pornography. As the prosecution was halted he has not been convicted. The ex-MP won’t have a criminal record.

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Facts & Trivia

Sebastian Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Sebastian Edathy celebrates birthday on September 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Sebastian Edathy

1. Sebastian Edathy is a German politician and former member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
2. He was born on September 5, 1969, in Hanover, Germany.
3. Edathy served as a member of the Bundestag (German federal parliament) from 1998 to 2014.
4. He gained prominence as the chairman of the Committee on Internal Affairs from 2005 to 2009.
5. In February 2014, Edathy resigned amidst allegations related to child pornography possession.
6. The scandal led to a criminal investigation and trial against him.
7. Edathy was ultimately acquitted in March 2015 due to lack of evidence.
8. Following his acquittal, he retired from politics and withdrew from public life.
9. The case had significant political repercussions within the SPD party at that time.
10. Sebastian Edathy’s political career ended abruptly due to the scandal surrounding him.